Barbara B. Mann Memorial

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Keith Woodruff reads a poem that was placed on a portrait of Barbara B. Mann that was on display at her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF John Sheppard speaks of the time he shared with Barbara B. Mann at her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Margie Willis reads a poem in honor of Barbara B. Mann at her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Longtime friend and neighbor John Nolan speaks of the time he shared with Barbara B. Mann and the rest of her family at her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Dr. David Robinson speaks of the time he shared with Barbara B. Mann at her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Frank Mann, right, thanks longtime friend and neighbor John Nolan for the words he shared about Mann's mother Barbara B. Mann during her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Fort Myers city manager Billy Mitchell greets Frank Mann following the memorial service of of Mann's mother, Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Frank Mann, right, thanks longtime friend and neighbor John Nolan for the words he shared about Mann's mother Barbara B. Mann during her memorial on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.

SCOTT MCINTYRE / STAFF Scenes from the memorial service of Barbara B. Mann on Saturday Dec. 20, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. Mann was well known throughout the Southwest Florida community, especially in the arts. After many years of service and work in the arts community, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall was built in her honor.